Shannon Briggs (born December 4, 1971) is an American former professional boxer who competed between 1992 and 2016. He held the lineal heavyweight title from 1997 to 1998, and the World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight title from 2006 to 2007. Nicknamed "the Cannon", Briggs was known for his formidable punching power and aggression, possessing an 88.3% knockout-to-win rate with 37 knockout wins in the first round.
Bővebben...A 1971. december 14. egy kedd volt a ♐ csillagjegy alatt. Ez volt az év 347 napja. Az Egyesült Államok elnöke Richard M. Nixon volt.
Ha ezen a napon születtél, akkor 53 éves vagy. Az utolsó születésnapod 2024. december 14., szombat, 324 napja volt. A következő születésnapod 2025. december 14., vasárnap napon lesz, 40 nap múlva. 19 683 napot élt, vagy körülbelül 472 399 órát, vagy körülbelül 28 343 961 percet vagy körülbelül 1 700 637 660 másodpercet.
Date: 14 December 1971
By GEORGE GENT
George GENT
Aspen Inst for Humanistic Studies and Educ Development Academy to start conf program in Feb on major issues relating to communications media, specifically, pub broadcasting, TV and social behavior, Govt and media and cable TV and new technology; D Cater is project dir; comments
Date: 14 December 1971
By RALPH BLUMENTHALSpecial to The New York Times
Attica Correctional Facility inmates R Clark and S E Barney, testifying before Fed magistrate inside prison, say that no sooner had they left int with newsmen in Nov in which they complained about harassment and abuse by prison guards than they were subjected to new threats and mistreatment; testimony noted
Date: 15 December 1971
Calif Gov Reagan signs into law bill drafted by Assemblyman L Sieroty to prohibit consent citations against newsmen, publishers or anyone connected with newspapers, news services, radio or TV stations who refuse to disclose sources of information for material published or unpublished
Date: 14 December 1971
Special to The New York Times
N Sheehan of The NY Times awarded first annual Drew Pearson Prize for excellence in investigative reptg for articles on the Pentagon study, Natl Press Club, Washington; Sheehan, in accepting award, says Founding Fathers, in writing the First Amendment, 'imposed upon us a duty, a responsibility to assert the right of the Amer people to know the truth and to hold those who govern them to account'; also says 'I believe that in publishing this history of the Vietnam war, we gave to the Amer people, who had given to those who governed us 45,000 of their sons and $100-billion of their treasure, a small accounting of a debt that can never be repaid'; Sheehan por
Date: 15 December 1971
pool dispatch filed by US correspondents repts battle far Dacca began as Indian bombing attack hit parts of city and set Govt House afire; says Gov Malik, family and Ministers flee to Red Cross neutral zone at Inter-Continental Hotel; says Red Cross officials rept growing food shortage; repts Pakistani rearguard units are evacuating Demra, crossing point on last river barrier to Dacca, as Indian and Bengali units enter town
Date: 15 December 1971
By GRACE LICHTENSTEIN
Grace LICHTENSTEIN
State, County and Munic Employes Fed exec dir V Gotbaum files suit in US Dist Ct, NYC, in move to get IRS to disclose names of merchants or cos who have violated Fed price control program; suit, filed under '66 Freedom of Information Act, is 1st legal test of IRS policy of keeping all such violations confidential; IRS aide H A Seidman acknowledges IRS has been 'conservative' in its approach but says policy is still under rev
Date: 15 December 1971
By THOMAS P. RONAN
Thomas RONAN
Vice Pres Agnew, in s to Assn of Life Ins Counsel, NYC, announces his Christmas gift list, which includes 'For The NY Times, D Ellsberg's unlisted telephone number, and for D Ellsberg, a lifetime subscription to Look magazine'
Date: 15 December 1971
ed lauds bill extending Pres authority on wage-price-rent controls to '73; discusses specific provisions; commenting on approval of retroactive wage increases, suggests it is now time for organized labor to resume its role of cooperation in making Pay Bd work
Date: 14 December 1971
By DOUGLAS E. KNEELANDSpecial to The New York Times
Douglas KNEELANDSpecial
NY Times survey of coll newspapers throughout nation finds many papers which took sharp swing toward radical journalism in late '60s have now made conscious move back to objective news coverage; situations in specific colls discussed; illus
Date: 14 December 1971
By WALTER RUGABERSpecial to The New York Times
Sen approves bill that includes provision which will force Pres Nixon to impose controls on interest rates unless he issues specific category-by-category finding that these are unnecessary